Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Guardian Censored, Can’t Identify the Reason Why
October 13th, 2009From Wikileaks, Trafigura Toxic dumping along the Ivory Coast: Following press reportage about dumping off the coast of Africa, Waterson & Hicks, a UK law firm acting for Trafigura, a large London based oil and commodity trader, ordered and received this confidential report (the so-called “Minton report”) into toxic dumping practices by its client along […]
Interpol and U.N. Back ‘Global Policing Doctrine’
October 13th, 2009I was thinking, “Wow, this seems very familiar. Where have I seen something like this before?” HAHA. This is just too much. Start em’ young with Justice League International: The text says: Once upon a time—There was the Justice League of America. But that was another era, when the world could afford borders and boundaries, […]
Russian Mafia/Government Crooks vs. Hedge Fund Crooks
October 13th, 2009Via: Guardian: Thousands of Russians are watching a YouTube video that accuses their government and officials of high corruption. A Russian version of a video by Hermitage Capital, the London-based hedge fund claiming to be victim of a $230m (£146m) scam, has attracted over 12,000 hits, and is the most viewed news clip on YouTube […]
The Westminster Conspiracy: Former BBC Director General, Greg Dyke, On the Media-Political Opposition to Radical Change
October 12th, 2009Via: Media Lens: Last month, Greg Dyke, who was the BBC’s director general from 2000-2004, described the BBC as part of a “conspiracy” preventing the “radical changes” needed to UK democracy. Speaking at the Liberal Democrat party’s conference, Dyke said: “The evidence that our democracy is failing is overwhelming and yet those with the biggest […]
Why are Monsanto Insiders Now Appointed to Protect Your Food Safety?
October 12th, 2009Via: Mercola: The New Secretary of Agriculture is a Fan of Factory Farms, GM Crops and More Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack is now the Secretary of Agriculture, an appointment that took place despite massive public outcry. What was needed for an effective Secretary of Agriculture was someone who would develop and implement a plan […]
Britain Has Worst Quality of Life in Europe?
October 12th, 2009Throw another CCTV at it, and send out some more idiots from the councils to look through people’s trash. That will sort it out for sure. Via: Telegraph: British people have the worst quality of life in Europe, according to a report which highlights the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price […]
Why Obama Doesn’t Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize: An Unabridged List
October 11th, 2009Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize! Hell freezes over!
The World’s Largest Shopping Mall — Is Empty
October 10th, 2009Must see. Beyond must see, especially for connoisseurs of the surreal and the absurd. Via: PBS: Is nothing American sacred anymore? The largest mall in the world turns out not to be the famous Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. It’s the South China Mall outside of Guangzhou, China. Outdoing the techniques of American consumerism, […]
TARP Deadbeats
October 10th, 2009Via: Reuters: Thirty-three TARP recipients missed a scheduled dividend payment to taxpayers last month, according to the Treasury Department, including 18 banks that missed a payment for the first time. It’s a powerful indication that the U.S. banking system remains troubled. And it throws cold water on talk that taxpayers are “making money” on the […]
U.S. Government Considers Dealings with Telecommunications Companies as “Intra-Agency”
October 9th, 2009att.gov? Via: Wired: The Department of Justice has finally admitted it in court papers: the nation’s telecom companies are an arm of the government — at least when it comes to secret spying. … The feds argued that the documents showing consultation over the controversial telecom immunity proposal weren’t subject to the Freedom of Information […]
